Tag Archives: would-be terrorist

Free Speech in Event Market Claims

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Tom W. Bell

In addition to a joint comment with a score of signers, I also responded to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts by firing off a solo comment. I there focused … Continue reading →

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Let Prediction Markets Fight Terrorism.

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Tom W. Bell

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s recent request for comments about the regulation of prediction markets includes a number of specific questions. I am not sure whether I will manage to write up answers to all of them before the … Continue reading →

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